Afraid of needles? If Bobby Dyer, Chief Device Architect at <a href="https://www.portalinstruments.com/" class="on">Portal Instruments</a>, has anything to say about it, you'll be able to say goodbye to syringe needles in the future.The company is developing a needle-free injection device that shoots a tiny jet of liquid that pierces the skin, without the use of a syringe needle. The jet of liquid is sixteen times smaller than a traditional needle and travels at about the speed of an airplane or 500 mph (800 kph)Alie Ward of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation interviews Dyer about the invention in this YouTube clip:

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Needle-Free Injection Device

Seattle-based artist <a href="https://www.rudycorp.com/" class="on">Rudy Willingham</a> created a series of fantastic public service announcements encouraging people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.Willingham use simple cutout image of Dr. Anthony Fauci placed at the right position next to the Seattle's Space Needle to create an image of the physician holding a giant syringe.Related: <a href="https://laughosaurus.com/p/we-dont-talk-about-covid-no-no-no-encantos-we-dont-talk-about-bruno-parody-song-by-the-holderness-family" alt="We Don't Talk About Covid, No no no" class="on">We Don't Talk About Covid, No no no</a>​In other clips, Willingham put a giant syringe into the hand of the statue of Ken Griffey Jr. and a bandage on the arm of Rosie the Riveter. Take a look:

Don't miss more of Willingham's work over at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rudy_willingham/" class="on">Instagram</a>.#covid19 #PSA #RudyWillingham #syringe #vaccine #vaccination #coronavirus #pandemic #SpaceNeedle #DrAnthonyFauci #RosietheRiveter #KenGriffeyJr